Plant sprayer



F. s. ASBLLL PLANT SPRAYER Filed July 6, 1923 IN VENT'OR G: Jae/1,1

, ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 6, 1925.

PLAN '1 SPR-AYER.

Application filed July 6,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FLETCHER (fr. Asinnn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Ridge Spring, in the county of Saluda andState of South Carolina, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Plant Sprayers, of which the following is aspecification.

My present invention relates generally to plant spraying devices, and ismore particularly a device of this general nature which includes abottle for holding spray materials and a holder for the bottle wherebythe latter may be conveniently supported and agitated to bring about agradual discharge of its contents.

My invention is thus a hand spraying device having for its primaryobject the provision of simple and inexpensive means whereby a bottlemay be held and manipulated to the desired end above set forth.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating my present invention andforming a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the practical application ofthe invention,

Figure 2 is a side view partly broken away and in section,

Figure 3 is a vertical cross section taken substantially on line 3-3 ofFigure 2,

Figure 4 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the holderadjacent to its bottle supporting end, and

Figure 5 is an end view of the bottle and distributor.

Referring now to these figures my invention contemplates thedistribution of a suitable liquid insecticide from a bottle 10, whosecork 11 as indicated in Figure 5 may be grooved as at 12 for thedelivery of a liquid material upon a flexible distributing apron and thelike 13 one end of which is secured in any suitable manner to the bottleneck, this flexible apron depending freely from the mouth of the bottleso as to receive the liquid discharged by lengthwise shaking movement ofthe bottle, through the grooves 12 and the apron serves in turn todistribute the fluid as it swings back and. forth during such agitationof the bottle.

The holder consists of an elongated flat body 1 1 preferably formed of asingle strip of suitable material as for instance Wood 1923. Serial No.649,897.

and recessed at one end to form an outwardly presented shoulder 15against which the base of the bottle 10 engages when the bottle isseated within the recess. To effectively support the bottle the body 14of the holder has supporting strips 16 secured along opposite sides ofits recessed portion which with the adjacent edge of the body presents aconcaved bottle receiving surface such as clearly seen in Figure 4. Atspaced points along its recessed portion the body 14 is also providedwith apertures 17 for the reception of embracing cords or wires 18 whichare extended around the bottle as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 to holdthe latter securely upon the seat and in abutting relation against theshoulder 15.

Intermediate its ends, in fact at an approximately central point, thebody 14 of the holder has an inclined slot 19 which constitutes a handhold, in the clasping of which the arm of the operator overlies thatportion of the holder rearwardly beyond the hand hold 19 or in otherwords toward its end opposite to that provided with the bottle seat. Itis for this purpose that the last mentioned or rear end of the holderhas a transversely flat bearing piece .20 set into and securely fastenedto the same, which forms an arm rest, the forearm of the user adjacentto his elbow engaging the arm rest 20 as clearly seen in Figure 1 so asto thus easily sustain the leverage imposed by the mounting of thebottle 10 at a point materially beyond the users hand.

The device as thus constructed permits of easy reciprocating movementsof the holder to agitate the bottle for the purposes above set forth andthe device is not only simple and inexpensive in first cost but ispractically without cost as far as upkeep is concerned, is strong anddurable, and is highly effective in use.

I claim:

1. A spraying device including a bottle having provision for the gradualdischarge of its contents, and a holder therefor having a bottle seat atone end and a hand hold intermediate its ends, and having an arm rest atits opposite end as described.

2. In a spraying device, a bottle holder and shaker having a lengthwisedisposed hollow seat and a handle the latter including an arm rest andhand hold and means in connection therewith for securing a bottle onsaid seat.

3. A bottle holder and shakerroonsisting of a strip of material having abottle seat at one end and a shoulder at the inner end of said seat,said holder having apertures at spaced points along the seat,bottleencircling ties extending through said apertures said holderhaving a slotted opening inter- 19 mediate its ends and inclined Withrespect to its longitudinal axis, forming a hand hold. and having at itsother end a cross piece forming an arm rest for the purpose described. II FLETCHER GLADSTGNE ASBILL.

